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A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERkAN INDUSTRIES,
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OL. IV.
BURLINGTON, N. C, JUNE 14.1911.
NO. 5
WMAN JtPPEMS FOR A HOKE COUNTY lUN
AID m NT DHIl FACES SEIhlUSCBAIGE
Richniond, Va. June 8.—De-
, iaring that the evi! one had tak-
Zn c>.arge of heaven- and all the
^.^o-eis, a woman called to see
lifovernor Mann this raorning to
^ee if something could not be
•ione to correct the tei’rible ea-
igj-itv. Dramatically pointing
the index finger of her right hand
;iut of the south window of the
executive office, she told Secreta-
rv Bet', Owen that she could see
the distressed angels flying in
Ivreat flocks through the heavens.
"Look, look, can’t you see
them!'’ she proclaimed in tragic
vceenis, as she caught the secre^
fary by the arm and pulled him
dose to th^ open Window, point
ing weirdly at the cloudy sky.
"Yes, I "think I can,*’ assented
t ie diplomatic secretary. ‘‘There
appears to be two large fat onee
■soaring peacefully over the en
gine house at Tenth and Hull
sireets.
Explaining to the visiting lady
that the governor was very busy,
Mr. Owen suggested that it might
be well to fight the matter to a
r-nish, and said he thought Gen
eral Sale would furnish at least a
hundred soldiers for the purpose.
This apparently met the approv
al of the woman. She was ac
companied to the elevator by the
secretary, who promised the
speedy appearance of the soldiers,
and she started home, satisfied.
Um\l NATION, FAMOUS
SALOON SMASHER, DEAD
Leavenworth, Kan.. June 9.—
Carrie Nation, the famous saloon
smasher, died here tonight.
Paresis w’as the cause of her
death. For several mcmths
Nation had suffered of nervous
disorders and on January 22 she
entered the sanitarium in which
she died.
The physician at the sanitarium
informed Mi;?, Nation several
days ago that the end was near.
She said nothing, but smiled.
She became unconscious at noon
today and did not revive. Rela
tives had been telegraphed for,
out only the doctor and a nurse
were at her bedside when she
died.
Worry over lawsuits which she
brought against a lecture bureau
jor failure to pay for services, is
said to have caused her break
down.
The last five months of Mrs.
Nation’s life was in marked con
trast to her former activity.
Once she saw a physician at the
sanitarium smoking a cigarette.
She made on remonstrance, mere
ly saying that she had done what
she could to ‘ ‘eradicate the evil. ”
Fayetteville, June 8.~Will
Clark, a young white man of
Hoke county, is in jail here charg
ed with criminal assault on a Miss
Gibson, of Laurinburg. Clark
was arrested in Harnett countj
while at work on a farm and for
safe keeping was brought here,
where are kept all the Hoke
prisoners pending the erection of
a jai! for that newly created
county.
The crime with which Clark is
charged was committed in March
near J'tundarroc, Hoke county,
where xMiss Gibson, a girl about
15 years old, arrived late one af-‘
ternoon. Though she had gone
to visit her sister she found no
one awaiting her at the station
and v/as taken up by Clark and
his sister, who promised to, take
her to her rural destination.
After leaving his sister at his
own home, the young man drove
to the edge of a swamp, where
the deed was committed. He
threatened Miss Gibson’s life
should she divulge the affair,
which she did, A warrant was
sworn out for Clark’s arrest, but
he had disappeared. A young
(nan from Hoke county, summon
ed as a witness to Harnett coun
ty court, recently visited the sec
tion above Lillington. where he
recognized Clark working as a
hired man on a farm. His ar
rest followed.
|WONAN CnOKQ TO
PAll OyER IPCO BEATB or HIRGURS
OFFERS 10 BUiU) TBE
MATrOIHUSKm ROAO
Raleigh, N. C., June. 9—Mr.
Gilbert L. Gilbert, of New York,
representing Nev/ York capita
list today made an offer to the
State to build the Mattomuskeet
Railroad to extend 105 miles from
Lake Mattomuskeet in Hyde Co.
to Washington, N. C. The state
owns a controlling interest, part
of the road being already graded
and the proposition was accept
ed subject to rights of way, ter
minals and dacks facilities being
secured by the people along the
route.
Pots Big Price on Hog.
Atlanta, Ga., June 9.—Ten
thousand dollars is the value plac
ed on a hog by a jury in the sup
erior court here today in the ease
of J. D. Debow of Nashville,
Tenn., against the Vicksburg,
Shreveport & Pacific Railroad.
The hog in question was “Pre
mier Longfellow’s” rival, a pedi
greed porker who was killed in a
Railroad accident and on which
Mr. Debow has set a valuation
c: $20,000. The animal was nine
leet long three feet high and
•veighed more than 1,000 pounds.
M. B. Sftiith has change of ad
tn,3 week. ■ ' ^
MAN KILLED BY TBAIN
NEAHW MOUNTAIK
Kings Mountain, June 11. — The
dead body of an unknown mail
was found this morning on the
track of the Railway
about three miles south of Kings
Mountain. Members of the crew
of train No. 89 were the first to
discover the mangled remains,
which were strewn along thb
track fer about fifty feet. It is
the opinion of the railroad men
that he was killed by a freight
train earlier in the day.
The only means of identifica
tion found was a card in his pock
et on which was “A. J., P. O.
Box 390, Laurens, S. C.”
The authorities at Laurens, S.
C., ^ere communicated with, but
no light whatever could be
thrown on the dead man’s iden
tity. The initials “A. J.” were
not known and the postmaster
stated that box 390 was not rent
ed at all. The presence of any
one from Laurens in the neigh
borhood of Kin^s Mountain was
not known to the authorities.
Golden Wedding.
Rev. J. D. Andrew and family
went over into Guilford County
Tuesday of last week to attend
the 50th marriage anniversary of
Rev. Andrew’J parents, Mr. and
Mi-s. J. W. Andrew.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew, aged
respectfully 73 and 69 years, were
married June 6th, 1861.
They have 6 children and 23
grand children.
All the grand children were
present and all the children ex
cept one who was not well enough
to attend. ' The gathering was a
complete surprise to the aged
couple. A temporary table was
arranged under the shade in the
yard and a splendid dinner was
served there. At the close of
dinner a brief religious service
was conducted by the Rev. J. L.
Bowers, pastor of the Guilford
charge of the Reformed church,
and the old appropriate hymn,
"Blest Be the Tie that Binds”
was sung.
The afternoon was spent ill
social conversation, and when the
hour for separation came, all ex
pressed the wish that Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew might live many
more years. \
MexicoCity June S-—While the
city authorities are hurrii^dly re-
paising the damage caused by
yesterday’s earthquake shocks,
burying the dead and :^ring for
the wounded, the government
officials by direction of President
De la Barra, are endejivoring to
get into communication with the
country south of the «ipital. It
is feared that when dtitails are
received the magnitude >f the dis
aster will be greatly increasd.
Reports made to the police to
day place the number of the dead
in the city at sevent;i/-five, of
whom forty were soldiers. This
list is expected to be increased
when the search of the demol
ished buHdings in the poorer
quarter of the city is cimpleted.
Of the injured about 200 are in
the main and temporary hospit
als. Many of these ar; children
who were abandoiied by their
terrified parents follo ving the
shocks and who were caught and
crushed in the debris of their
homes.
The Santa Maria quarter,
which suffered the mof t severe
ly, was rurrounded to lay by a
cordon of military. Pe(.n labor
ers, impressed into service, are
razing all badly damage d struct
ures and searching the ruins of
those already fallen - for dead or
injured.
Other workmen are making
temporary repairs to th, national
palace, the Santo Dommgo Ca
thedral and other noted buildings
and churches which wei >3 damag
ed by the quake. The work of
repairing the street pavements
wiH be a stupendous task. The
asphalt of the majority of thor
oughfares is bucked and swollen
presenting ridges resembling a
freshly ploughed field. All will
have to be toi^ up and relaid.
The disaster has thrown great
gloom over the reception to Ma-
dero among the poorer classes
who have regarded the success
ful revolutionist as an idol. They
fear that it is an omen ef evil
and every effort is being made
by friends of the presidential can
didate to counteract this-; belief.
. Greensboro, June 9.—A shock
ing burglary and murder at
Jamestown Wednesday night de
veloped at 7 o’clock yesterday
morning when Mrs. Hill, Of Lex
ington, widow of the la.te Dr,
Joel Hill, was found dead in an
upstairs room of the residence of
her mother, Mrs. J. S. Ragsdale.
Mrs. Ragsdale, who is 65 years
old, arose early and going into
the dinning-room found on the
dinning table three bundles of
silverware tied up in a napkin.
Alarmed, she ’phoned her son, M.
G. Ragsdale, president of the
Jamestown cotton mills, who liv
ed across the street. Arriying,
he went up stairs and found his
sister in her night clothes lying
on the floor. A stocking was
tightly bound around her throat,
another was crammed down her
mouth, her hands tied behind her
with leather straps. The body
was still warm. \
Every drawer in the room had
been ra,nsacked, the silverware
and othier valuables that were
there, Had been taken, this be
ing the loot found tied up in the
dining room below. Windov/s
to the upstairs room Mrs. Hill
was using had been entered by
climbing on the ti ellis from the
ground below.
The handsome residence stands
near the i^ilroad station and the
criminals are supposed tobe tramp
bxirglars, Nine other peopl?
were sleeping in the house at the
time and heard no racket.
YOUTHFljlTHiEF KNOWS HOW
TO ESCAPE FROM CHAINGANO
OFFICIALS GOING AFTER RICH
TAX DODGERS IN ^lURHAM
Durham, June 10. —The tax
dodgers of the city are to be the
next special chase of the officials,
the word having gone c at from
those having this mattei' in hand
that certain (no names mention
ed) rich dodgers must :his year
‘ ‘come across’ ’ wtake the con
sequences. The county commis
sioners are to go after them at
the July meeting of th‘ board.
It is said that there are several
who did not give in great amounts
of money and property last year
known to have been o fned by
them. If there is a listing there
will be no trouble.
CHARLOnE DRPMER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Services at Front Street Chnrch.
Rev, R, C. Craven of Trinity
Church, Durham, is assisting the
pastor. Rev. J, A. Horhaday in a
series of protracted services at
Front Street Methodist church,
Rev. Craveh is an entertainiijg
spejiker and will deWgBt i! 3K>u to
hear him.
Judge Sj^kes
this morhihg sent to the roads
for a tenifi of one year each three
very young thieves, the leader of
whom was Alex Gunter, who is
11 years of age and broke into
the Carlton company’s storie Sun
day night.
Gunter’was assisted by Will
Cannaday, who received the
S'oodsasthey were handed out
and by Jess Garland, who watch
ed for the police. It so happen
ed that the theft occurred just at
midnight when ail of the officers
were in the office awaiting orders.
The Gunter brat has been in
trouble all his life and he escapes
so often from the chaingang that
he furnishes officers opportuni
ties for winning a five dollar re
ward often. Patrolman Williams
last night said the chap had made
him plenty of money that way.
^ W’ashington, June 10. —The
dispute between the Southern
Railway Company and its firemen
which has beeh in mediation for
the past two weeks, was settled
t;oday on a gbasis; satisfactory to
each side.; Both sides, it is ^id,
made concessions. :
In making various concessions,
each side, it is said in a state
ment issued by the mediators,
was influenced by a desire to
maintain friendly relations with
the other. Consideraition., of the
public’s interesits played an im
portant part in effecting the set
tlement; Because some delicate
questions were involved it was
said a statement further than the
announcernerit by; the mediators
that a settlerhent had been effect
ed would be given put. The ne-;
gro question, it is understood fig
ured largely in the controversy;
Fiear that any sta.tement regard
ing this question might be mis
understood it is bdieyed led to
the mediators’ silence. Thecon-
troversary was a long one. When
it seemed that the firemen were
on the verge of a strike they con?
sented to mediation, Even for
some time after the mediators
took up the case, two weeks ago,
the stubbornness ol th«e firemen
made the case look ht^less. At
the last minute the nrenien de
clared they would consider noth
ing but a twenty per cent in
crease in wages.
IN
ONCE FACED OEATH
IS
Greensboro, June ll^L C.
Morns, a prominent cont>racter
and builder, recei ved a ,telegram
tonight informing him that his
son, Hubert Morris^ was drown
ed in Neuse river near Newbern,
The telegram gave noparticulars,
but in a Ipn^r distance telephone
conyerisation later Mr. Morris
learned that his son w«it out
from Newbern this morning with
a boat excursion party and that
he and another young man were
drowned about fifteen miles from
Newberh this afternoon. Their
bodies have not been recovered.
Mr. Moms left tonigiit for
Newbern to aid in the search for
the body of his sph, who was
supenntehding for his father the
erection df a fine residence fo*' J.
B. Blades at Newbern.
Hubert Morris was only 22
years old and bis sad ending
comes as a great shock to his rel-'
atives and friends here; When
his body is recovered it will be
brought to Greensboro for burial
WAUONG IN SLEEP IE
Spencer, June S. -Ben Fore
man, a well known shoe sales
man of Charlotte, had naiTow es
cape from drowning at I.owder’s
ferry, on the Yadkin ri\ er, near
Norwood yesterday afternoon.
He attempted to cross t le river
in a ferry during a sev« re wind
storm that swept the i country,
and the team, ferry and ? asseng-
ers, including Tom FaTmer, a
driver were carried about one
mile down the river, Thay were
finally rescued with grf at diffi
culty. About 500 sampl 3s were
damaged for Mr. Foreman,
Tuesday Jane 2Dtli
Dr. N. Rosenstein, wi'1 be at
Burlington stopping at he Bur-
lin^n Drug Company for the
purpose of examining eyes and
fitting glasses. He oflers you
both his scientific knowkidge and
best;; Quality Gpocjjs ^^d his
Charges are Moderate, don’t for
get to consult him for your eyes
and glas^* Be gaaraiitees Ms
work to give perfect comfort.
Mrs. Trego in Burlington.
It is rare that our people have
the opportunity of hearing so able
a speaker as Mrs. R. J. Trego at
the Methodist church last Mond;ay
and Tuesday evenings. On Mon
day evening Mrs. Trego spoke to
a small but appreciative audience,
on “The Home.” Tuesday even
ing she gave her interesting and
instructive lecture on “Darkest
America, ” illustrated with stere-
opticon views. On Monday after
noon she entertained the ladies
at a parlor meeting in the home
of Mrs. J. A. Homaday. At the
close of this hneeting, refresh
ments were served by the ladies
of the Woman’s Christian Tem
perance Union and a most pleas
ant and profitable afternoon was
spent by all.
At the close of this series of
lectures several new members
w^e enrolled. The local union
continues to grow both in num
bers and interest.
The Woman’s Christian Tem
perance Union is to be congratu
lated on securing for our people,
the services of so eloquent a
speaker as Mrs. Trego.
Impressive Service.
The Independent Order of Odd
Fellows decorated the graves of
their deceased Sunday evening
at five o’clock ^t Pine Hill ceme-
te^. The set apart ^rvice of
this order was ^dueled by Mr.
A. Cheek wha^cted as Noble
^ce was Solemn,
impressive. The
beautifully, decojc^^-
ed^ooea^^^
Raleigh* Jto lO.—Chatlie
Stines, of Madison -countyf serv.
ing a life sen tehee for criihin al
assault that wiats cpmniuted in
1905 frpm death penalty, gt ts
from Governor Kitchiirj a pardon
conditioned on good behavior,
the pardon being on recommends
ation of ex-G6yernor Glenn, who
granted the conimutation from
death sentence/ and oh petitian
of nearly every body in Madison
county. Governor Kitchin says;
It seems that the prosecutrix was
a woman of very bad character,
admitted later that her testimony
against Stines was false and then
upon being prosecuted for perju
ry, was adjudged insane, It
seems that Governor Glenn had
promised Stines a pardon before
he retired from office, but over
looked issuing it. This is the
reason he joins now in the request
upon Governor KitChin to grant
the pardon.
Richmond, Va., June9.~ WSfliK
walking in his sleep early
morning, LjOuis R. Kellam, « de
tect! ve-sergeant, p l u n ged head^
long pver a bak^bt^e on i ttes
third flk>r of his feome, falUiig
the entire distance (fe© tli® Mnsfc
flopr^ and was smo«tsi!>y linjur^
He lahdedi on two bkyJes, the;
pneutnatic tir^s of whtcih serves!
tc break the force of Ms rfei
somewhat. ~ «
Mrs Kellam saw. him leave the
room, but supposing th^it he was
awaike, was
liusbahd disappear oyer the isail-
ing. fringing, out of bed she
rushed to the first floor; Wherr
she found Mr. Kellam, hruise^
and lacerated, lying uncoaiscBOiif
in the wreckage of the two bi
cycles, which nad crumpled likt
eggshells when he struck thenv'.
Ape imisAOTiis
BABY CHOKED
TO DEATH BY ITALIAN
Grand
Philadelphia, Pa., June 9.—In
furiated by the cries of the baby
son of Mrs. Filomina Attizio,
Pasquale Berrano, a boarder,
snatched the child from its moth
er, pressed it to his breast until
its ribs cracked an'd then choked
it to death after crushing its facfe
with his fist.
The mother, and two other of
her child»^n, Kate, aged eight,
ard Joseph, aged six years, wit
nessed the tragedy which occur
red in their home in the Italian
section of the city.
Serrano, who was in tjrouble
with the ^lice about a year ago,
on suspicion of being implicated
in a black hand explosion disap
peared after calling in an under
taker, and has not been surested.
12.—The greeter
part of the business section of
Apex was. consumed by fice early
this morning and the total dam
age is at least $60,000.
The fire was discovered %y »
passing f> eight train which Mew
the alarm and aroused the cit
izens. The blas^ originated in
Jenk’s meat market on Salem
_ street, but the origin is.unknown.
The fire spread rapidly anH ire-
sisted the strenuous efforts of the
citizens to confine it. ^e whole
business section of the city wafi
soon enwloped in i|aii;ies. The
fire department at Raleigh was
called upon for .aid and the fire
fighting force was started oil itc
way, thpugh the Jfire was gottec;
under control before it reached
Apex and it was stopped on the
way. The fire was discovered
about 1:20 o’clock and it Was af-
I ter 4 o’clock when it was finally
under control. The post (rffice,
Sellei^ building and other parts
of the town were saved £r^m
I complete destruction only ‘by the
strenuous effort;? of the citizens
I who formed themselves
efficient fire brigade.
I The weatest loss of property
I was suffered by W. H. Howard,
IH. Gi Oiiye Company, R. J. Boll
ing^ Baucom’s pharmacy, Mer-
' chants and Farmers bank, and
S. V. Hudson. Thfe total lost
vdll jreach $60,000 with fiome^
thing tike $^000 insurance.
“Willow Brooks’^ was the place
selected for the grand picnic out
ing given last week by the Philea-
thea Class of the 14‘esbyterian
Sunday School to which all the
young people of the Sunday
School were invited^ The crowd
thirty-eight; in; num the.
eS'ening very pleai^ntly. Lunch
was served and boa| jading , on
the glimmering waves, gathering
lilies, listening to the.song of Mr.
Ftog were among t^e an^us^,
string band. ■
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Revolidiini.
Whereas, the F*ather lias
cently call^ at the home of'em
friend and Brother, C. A. Walk
er and taken from him, his (life
friendi and companion, fl^ere-
fore, be it resolved thart .eweiy
member o;f the I. = 0. R. M>. bi
Key Wansee Tribe No.,97, bow in
hujnble grief £md silent prayer
Ic^ t^ os
touched withiea) sorrow
jl^ptfully submit
Burlington, N. CL
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